> Tom Patterson wrote:
>
> The flooring people who put mine down said NOT to glue it down.
> I think that this does tie in with what Home Depot told me that a
> rigid hardwood floor would not work in a trailer because of the moving
> around and vibration with the motion of the trailer. They did glue
> the pieces solidly together, and it rests as a whole on the thin
> insulation. The floor is 5/8 in. wood.
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JMRowe <jmrowe@montana.com>
>
> > I am putting hardwood in my A/S ... you say don't glue it down? ...
> I was going to glue it ... it is the thin channel oak stuff ...
> >
> > Appreciate your response
> >
> > JMRowe
 

Be careful,

The laminate floors are an engineered system that requires the floor to
float. As has already been noted, it is glued one piece to another in
the tounge and groove but not to the floor but it is required to be
securely fastened to the floor all around the edges. (Please note that
the operative phrase is "laminate system.")

Other floors - parquet as well as laminated strips (not a laminate
flooring system)- are normally laid in a mastic or glue. You can keep
the seams from opening up due to the movement of the RV by breaking it
in a couple of places (like maybe at the bedroom door) to lessen the
twisting effect of a long rig. In any event, if it is not a part of a
laminate system (such as Pergo) you have to glue it down to the old
floor.

Like most RVers we have wrestled with the carpet/wood/vinyl question and
decided carpet was more comfortable. We live one and enjoy it and when
it gets too dirty to have steam cleaned we will put in a new carpet. A
piece of Astroturf on the step and an Airstream welcome mat just inside
the door helps.

Actually our dog (which casts most deciding votes in our family) is a
Bouvier. Bouviers are herders - run like a cutting horse and they don't
navigate too good on wood floors.

Viva la carpet.

Thanks for letting me put my $.02 in.

Ebert Steele
K5CAD